Lester James Peries photo

Lester James Peries

Directing

  • Born
  • April 5, 1919
  • Died
  • April 29, 2018
  • Place of birth
  • Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Biography

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.

As actor 2

Celluloid Man poster
Celluloid Man
2012
Cineaste From Another Time
2003

On the crew 24

Baddegama poster
Baddegama
1980
Awaragira poster
Awaragira
1990
Mangrove Island poster
Mangrove Island
1976
Gehenu Lamai poster
Gehenu Lamai
1978
Rebellion poster
Rebellion
1978
Maya poster
Maya
1984
Sandesaya poster
Sandesaya
1960
Silence of the Heart poster
Silence of the Heart
1969
The Yellow Robe poster
The Yellow Robe
1967
Changes in the Village poster
Changes in the Village
1963
Between Two Worlds poster
Between Two Worlds
1966
Mansion by the Lake poster
Mansion by the Lake
2002
The Treasure poster
The Treasure
1972
White Flowers for the Dead poster
White Flowers for the Dead
1978
Elegy For A Mother poster
Elegy For A Mother
2006
The Line of Destiny poster
The Line of Destiny
1956
The Tree Goddess poster
The Tree Goddess
2018
The Garden poster
The Garden
2003
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa poster
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
1988
Desa Nisa
1972
Kaliyugaya poster
Kaliyugaya
1982
The God King poster
The God King
1974
Sihinayaki Re
Conquest in the Dry Zone
1954